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Battery Point
In an attempt to solve the problem of shipwrecks on Lundy in fog a signal station was established low down on the western cliffs in 1862. Two old cannon were mounted and fired a blank shot every 10 minutes. These were replaced by rockets in 1878 and the site abandoned when the North Light and South Light were constructed in 1897.
The cannon were kept in a solidly constructed gun house with the one in use projecting from the front. The roof was of lightweight construction to allow blast to escape in the event of an explosion. Steps cut in the rock behind lead past the magazine to two cottages for the gunners and their families - at one time home to 13 people.
Anti-aircraft trench
Battery Point
Beacon Hill
Brazen Ward
Brick Field
Halfway Wall
John O'Groat's House
Mangonel Battery
Millcombe
Montagu Steps
MV Kaaksburg
Pondsbury
Punchbowl Valley
Quarry Cottages
Hospital
Quarter Wall
Rocket Pole
Church
Castle
The Devil's Limekiln
The Devil's Slide
The Earthquake
Landing Bay
North Light
Old Light
The Pyramid
Quarries
South Light
Village
Tibbetts